Soccer-Liverpool keeper Becker fined for kicking substitution board after Forest draw


Soccer Football - UEFA Champions League - Liverpool v Atletico Madrid - Anfield, Liverpool, Britain - September 9, 2026 Liverpool's Alisson Becker looks dejected after Atletico Madrid's Marcos Llorente scores their first goal Action Images via Reuters/Jason Cairnduff

Sept 10 (Reuters) - Liverpool ⁠goalkeeper Alisson Becker has been fined £8,000 ($10,800) by the ⁠FA after the frustrated Brazilian kicked the ‌electronic substitution board following a 2-2 draw with Nottingham Forest in the Premier League last month.

Becker had earlier been booked ​for arguing with the referee, after ⁠the fourth official did ⁠not have the electronic board ready for Andoni Iraola's ⁠triple ‌substitution when the match was level at 1-1 after about 70 minutes.

Forest re-started ⁠the game with a quick throw-in, as ​Neco Williams charged ‌into the Liverpool box and Becker brought ⁠him down, ​leading to a penalty that put visitors Forest 2-1 ahead.

After Liverpool salvaged a draw, 33-year-old Becker walked by ⁠the substitution board placed on the ​ground outside the tunnel. Videos on social media showed the keeper kicking the board, damaging the equipment.

"It ⁠was alleged that the goalkeeper acted in an improper manner around the tunnel area after the final whistle. Alisson Becker subsequently accepted the charge against ​him and received the standard penalty," ⁠an FA spokesperson said on X.

Liverpool, who drew ​their opening two league matches ‌before beating Ipswich Town, will ​host Fulham on Saturday.

($1 = 0.7383 pounds)

(Reporting by Chiranjit Ojha in Bengaluru; Editing by Ken Ferris)

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